Rafiq Khaleel

Rafiq Salah-Edine Khaleel (born 24 February 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Crawley Town.

Early and personal life
Khaleel was born in Camden, and is of Moroccan descent.

Career
He played youth football for Camden Elite and Cheshunt. On 28 February 2020, Khaleel signed for League Two club Crawley Town on a two-and-a-half-year deal. He made his debut for the club on 13 October 2020 as a second-half substitute for Samuel Matthews in a 2–1 EFL Trophy defeat to Arsenal U21, before making his full debut the following month in a 2–0 home victory over Ipswich Town, again in the EFL Trophy. He joined Premier League side West Ham United on a trial spell in April 2021.

In November 2021, he joined Southern League Premier Division South club Kings Langley on loan until January 2022. He made his debut as a 63rd minute substitute in a 2–1 win over Hayes & Yeading on 27 November 2021. He made 2 appearances on loan at the club. On 1 February 2022, Khaleel joined Southern League Premier Division South side Gosport Borough on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. He made his debut for the club as a substitute in their 1–0 win away to Hendon later that day.

On 30 December 2022, Khaleel made his first league appearance for Crawley as a substitute in a 3–1 defeat to Stevenage. He was given his first start for the club in the first match the following month by new manager Scott Lindsey in a 3–2 win over Salford City. He scored his first goal for the club on 21 March 2023 with an 82nd-minute equaliser in a 1–1 draw with Doncaster Rovers. After making 14 league appearances during the 2022–23 season, Khaleel signed a new two-year contract in June 2023.